Lucky Ticket

June 7, 1985

COLOGNE, WEST GERMANY — A businessman won West Germany's record $2 million lottery last week. What kind of businessman? Reputable, officials thought. Bild newspaper did some checking after the man's girlfriend provided some clues. The winner, identified only as Helmut K.: A bordello king. Helmut owns a brothel called Cafe Kontact in the city's red-light district and drives a white Porsche. A friend: ''Helmut is a gentleman of the milieu. He has left town. He's pretty sore that his girlfriend let the cat out of the bag.''